Janice VanCleave's 204 Sticky, Gloppy, Wacky, and Wonderful Experiments (Janice VanCleave's Science for Fun) - Softcover

VanCleave, Janice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471331015 ISBN 13: 9780471331018

Publisher: Wiley, 2002

Synopsis

Discover the answers to these and many other weird and wild mysteries in astronomy biology chemistry earth science and physics. Janice VanCleave s 204 Sticky Gloppy Wacky and Wonderful Experiments gives you hours and hours of hands-on low-cost scientific fun. Try these safe easy-to-do experiments at home or in the classroom: construct a lunar calendar to examine the phases of the moon observe the feeding of ants to find out how they communicate and build a model of Galileo s thermoscope to measure how different materials change temperature. With so many amazing projects to choose from you ll have a blast learning about the world around you.

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From the Back Cover:

How do rocks change shape?

Why does Venus rotate "backwards"?

How do tigers talk with their tails?

Do bigger ears hear better?

Discover the answers to these and many other weird and wild mysteries in astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics. Janice VanCleave's 204 Sticky, Gloppy, Wacky, and Wonderful Experiments gives you hours and hours of hands-on, low-cost scientific fun. Try these safe, easy-to-do experiments at home or in the classroom: construct a lunar calendar to examine the phases of the moon, observe the feeding of ants to find out how they communicate, and build a model of Galileo's thermoscope to measure how different materials change temperature. With so many amazing projects to choose from, you'll have a blast learning about the world around you.

Synopsis:

How do rocks change shape? Why does Venus rotate "backwards"? How do tigers talk with their tails? Do bigger ears hear better? Find the answers to these and many other weird and wild science questions as you experiment with everyone's favorite science teacher. Explore the wonders of astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics while you try fascinating projects like these at home or in the classroom: construct a lunar calendar and examine the phases of the moon, observe the feeding habits of ants to find out how they communicate, build a model of Galileo's thermoscope and measure how different materials change temperature. As with all of Janice VanCleave's books, the instructions and explanations are easy to follow and the materials are easy to find.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0471331015
• ISBN 13: 9780471331018
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128